UCSC student Ben Sellers has his eyes washed out after being pepper sprayed by campus police Wednesday, Oct. 18.

According to the conference website:

“This day-long conference takes place at the University of California at Santa Cruz. It offers a series of workshops addressing activism and change in the local and global context, as well as keynote speeches on relevant topics.”

The conference includes sessions on “direct action organizing techniques” and “hip-hop as activism.” Other talks will focus on globalization’s effect on Latin America and the link between sex trafficking and prositution in California.

Here’s the AP story:

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Students are being taught how to protest by the University of California, Santa Cruz, where 150 students demonstrators disrupted a UC Regents visit last week.

There were three arrests during an Oct. 18 demonstration where police used batons and pepper spray to quell the disturbance.

Saturday’s how-to Practical Activism Conference, planned before the regents protest, is designed to provide the basic tools for young activists to hone their subversive skills.

Two of the more radical-themed workshops will be useful for last week’s protesters, said student Josh Sonnenfeld, who participated in the protest and has attended activism conferences in the past.

A session on the history and tactics of American civil disobedience will be good for students getting started with activism, Sonnenfeld said.

Another session, sponsored by members of Students Against War, claims it will offer more practical ways to “make a difference.”

Conference organizers said the series of workshops will demonstrate political activism in the 21st century.

“Beyond just picketing or going to a march, there are hundreds of ways to be an activist in your daily life,” student organizer Deneita Peoples said.